In looking for a solution for an in-app database I stumbled upon Couchbase. Not only have I become a fanboy of this NoSQL database and the json query language N1QL that Couchbase has created, but so has another developer at my work.

Since I started working at this auto dealer vendor I’ve been thinking a lot about creating a CMS for independent car dealer websites. Just getting started is kind of a big deal because the platform to work on needs to be identified.

Continuing on with my hatred of developing a hybrid app . . . I had tried several login options and was having a difficult time getting any to work. After trying to get stuff to work about 3 different times I found a good tutorial at http://phonegappro.com/tutorials/phonegap-login-system-using-php-mysql/. Walking through the example line by line was still giving me some errors. I figured that $5 was a small price to pay rather than spend hours trying to debug my efforts. I got the code and . . . it didn’t work. But that was because of the configuration of my server. …

The app I’m developing is for car dealerships. It was suggested that the dealership inventory display in the app. Being a web developer I figured this is easy. Having used jQuery DataTables in the past this seemed like a good tool to use for displaying the inventory list. It proved to be a little more difficult than I expected.

I started a new job and one of the first projects I was given was to create a mobile app. I’m pretty good at programming websites and figured it wouldn’t be a big deal. Create a mobile friendly website, give customers the link, and all is good. Nope, didn’t work that way.